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13-letter words containing p, a, l, e, m

  • pneumatolysis — the process by which rocks are altered or minerals and ores are formed by the action of vapors given off by magma.
  • pneumatolytic — resulting from pneumatolysis
  • polemological — the analysis of human conflict and war, particularly international war.
  • polycythaemia — an abnormal condition of the blood characterized by an increase in the number of red blood cells. It can occur as a primary disease of unknown cause (polycythaemia vera or erythraemia) or in association with respiratory or circulatory diseases
  • polydaemonism — the belief in many evil spirits.
  • polygamophile — a person who approves of or countenances polygamy, especially as practiced by others.
  • pomme blanche — breadroot.
  • pompton lakes — a town in NE New Jersey.
  • portal system — a vascular arrangement in which blood from the capillaries of one organ is transported to the capillaries of another organ by a connecting vein or veins.
  • postmenstrual — of or relating to menstruation or to the menses.
  • pre-columbian — of or relating to the Americas before the arrival of Columbus: pre-Columbian art; pre-Columbian Indians.
  • pre-eclampsia — Pathology. a form of toxemia of pregnancy, characterized by hypertension, fluid retention, and albuminuria, sometimes progressing to eclampsia.
  • pre-eclamptic — a woman suffering from pre-eclampsia
  • pre-placement — the act of an employment office or employer in filling a position.
  • prebasic molt — the molt by which most birds replace all of their feathers, usually occurring annually after the breeding season.
  • predicamental — of or relating to a predicament or situation
  • predominantly — having ascendancy, power, authority, or influence over others; preeminent.
  • predominately — to be the stronger or leading element or force.
  • preformulated — to express in precise form; state definitely or systematically: He finds it extremely difficult to formulate his new theory.
  • preliminaries — preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory: preliminary examinations.
  • preliminarily — preceding and leading up to the main part, matter, or business; introductory; preparatory: preliminary examinations.
  • premandibular — situated in front of the mandible
  • premenopausal — of, relating to, or characteristic of menopause.
  • premillennial — of or relating to the period preceding the millennium.
  • primal scream — a scream uttered by a person undergoing primal therapy.
  • primary metal — metal derived directly from ore rather than from scrap.
  • primary xylem — xylem derived directly from the growth of an apical meristem.
  • problem state — IBM jargon for user mode, the opposite of "supervisor state". On IBM System 360, 370 and 390 mainframes privileged instructions may only be executed in "supervisor state". Application programs request the operating system to perform these operations by using the Supervisor Call (SVC) instruction.
  • problematical — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
  • promised land — Heaven.
  • pronominalize — to replace (a noun or noun phrase) with a pronoun.
  • proto-elamite — the indigenous script of Elam, found on inscriptions and tablets from the fourth millennium b.c.
  • proverbialism — a proverbial expression
  • prudentialism — a regard for prudential, rather than moral, considerations
  • purple martin — a large American swallow, Progne subis, the male of which is blue-black.
  • quaterpolymer — A copolymer derived from four species of monomer.
  • random sample — a statistical sample that is devised to avoid interference so that its distribution is affected only by, and so can be held to represent, that of the whole population
  • recompilation — the act of compiling: the compilation of documents.
  • republicanism — republican government.
  • river lamprey — Lampetra fluviatilis; a jawless fish
  • salpingectomy — excision of the Fallopian tube.
  • sample letter — an example of a particular type of letter intended to show people how to construct their own letter
  • sample survey — a survey of particular examples of sth, intended as representative of the whole category
  • scalpelliform — having the shape of a scalpel blade
  • self-pampered — to treat or gratify with extreme or excessive indulgence, kindness, or care: to pamper a child; to pamper one's stomach.
  • semi-tropical — Semi-tropical places have warm, wet air.
  • semiempirical — partly empirical
  • semipalatinsk — a city in NE Kazakhstan, on the Irtysh River.
  • semipalmation — the state of being semipalmate
  • semipermeable — permeable only to certain small molecules: a semipermeable membrane.
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